Category Archives: Canada
Halifax music fest apologizes for 'overt racism' at Polaris winner's concert
The Halifax Pop Explosion music festival is apologizing for the actions of a volunteer who interrupted a performance by Polaris Prize-winning singer Lido Pimienta with “overt racism.” A st...
Oct 27, 2017
Quebec man accused of assaulting daughter for removing hijab
GATINEAU, Que. - A Quebec man has been charged with allegedly assaulting his teenage daughter for a year in what police are calling “honour-based” violence. Gatineau police said Friday the...
Oct 27, 2017
Winnipeg drivers slip, slide, slam as bridges ice up during winter preview
WINNIPEG - A total of nine people, including two infants, were taken to hospital in stable condition after an early blast of winter turned several Winnipeg bridges into skating rinks, resulting in doz...
Oct 27, 2017
Senior Montreal cop suspended after provincial police execute warrant in fraud case
MONTREAL - A senior Montreal police officer was relieved of his duties Friday after the force’s provincial counterparts raided its headquarters in a case involving alleged fraud and breach of tr...
Oct 27, 2017
Five stories in the news for today, Oct. 27
Five stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 27 --- TRUDEAU IN QUEBEC FOR FUNERAL, ANNOUNCEMENT Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Quebec today to attend a private funeral and to discuss the Canada...
Oct 27, 2017
Catalonia independence: Trudeau says Canada recognizes one united Spain
SAINT BRUNO-DE-MONTARVILE, Que. - Canada supports an undivided Spain, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday in response to the Catalan regional parliament in Barcelona passing a motion unilaterall...
Oct 27, 2017
Delta flight diverted to Labrador after experiencing 'engine performance issue'
GOOSE BAY, N.L. - A Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta to Amsterdam was forced to make an emergency landing in Labrador on Thursday after one of the jet’s engines quit. Cockpit voice recordings ...
Oct 27, 2017
Man charged after woman allegedly threatened in B.C. gets new court date
VERNON, B.C. - The lawyer for a man who was charged after police issued a warning to the public and female sex workers in British Columbia’s Okanagan region says her client's case was put over t...
Oct 26, 2017
Province defies federal government demand for $50 a tonne price on carbon
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government will announce a carbon tax of $25 a tonne Friday - to be implemented sometime next year - and keep it at that rate, a government source ...
Oct 26, 2017
Many conditions could prompt parents to seek assisted death for children: doctor
TORONTO - For most people, medically assisted death likely conjures up the image of an adult with a terminal illness seeking to end their suffering. But surveys released this week show pediatricians a...
Oct 26, 2017
